New Liverpool signing Jeremie Frimpong is gearing up for a tussle to cement his spot in Arne Slot's first XI.

That's according to former Reds full-back Glen Johnson, who reckons Conor Bradley will be breathing down the neck of the fresh recruit.

Obviously, he likes to get forward, he'll be a good player that can help push and develop with Conor Bradley," he told the Liverpool ECHO, via 888sport.

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"Who will start the season, we don't know, but it's just good to always have two good players that are probably both capable of being in the XI."

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However, Johnson, who celebrated League Cup glory with Liverpool in 2012, reckons this doesn't mean Bradley is set for a permanent bench role.

"Liverpool themselves don't care who it is, they just want the best one in that position," he continued

"But like I say, I think Conor Bradley fully deserves to start with a shirt from what he's done already in the Premier League.

"But at the same time, you always need to push the players, you can't just assume you're only one injury away from missing out

"So, if players are available and it's a deal that suits Liverpool, they have to do it